Cliff Lee going back to Philly ... this needs its own thread

I know, this is all over the baseball thread. But 21 is right.
There are some things that deserve their own threads and when something comes out of the blue like this one, it should not be buried on an all-purpose thread.
Apparently, Lee called the Phillies over the weekend and said he wanted to come back. So he's taking 5 years, $100 mill with a sixth year option and leaving more than $50 mill from the Yankees on the table.

I know, this is all over the baseball thread. But 21 is right.
There are some things that deserve their own threads and when something comes out of the blue like this one, it should not be buried on an all-purpose thread.

Apparently, Lee called the Phillies over the weekend and said he wanted to come back. So he's taking 5 years, $100 mill with a sixth year option and leaving more than $50 mill from the Yankees on the table.

Halladay, Lee, Oswalt, Hamels. World Series over. Phillies win.

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If it's a player option, he didn't leave $50 million on the table unless they offered $170 million, which I hadn't heard.

Un-fucking-believable. This ranks right up there as one of the most jaw-dropping moments in recent baseball history. As much as people pissed on Amaro for letting him get away, he should be commended for largely keeping this quiet.